当然 dāngrán Of course

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Traditional: 當然

Stroke order

当然 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

当然 — the Chinese character for Of course (dāngrán), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 当然 — Of course

当 — 6 strokes
然 — 12 strokes

Senses

only natural
as it should be
certainly
of course
without doubt

Characters in 当然

当 dāng — (onom.) dong; ding dong (bell); to be
然 rán — correct; right; so

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

你会来吗？当然！Nǐ huì lái ma? Dāngrán!Will you come? Of course!
我当然喜欢你。Wǒ dāngrán xǐhuan nǐ.Of course I like you.

Related words

当然 is pronounced dāngrán and means “Of course”.

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